Thursday, April 23, 2015

On Wednesday 22 April, a group of five light General Aviation (GA) aircraft were noted flying together through Gladstone Airport. It appeared from flight tracking websites that these aircraft started their journey from the Gold Coast (Heck Field and Southport Airfield) and ended at the Whitsunday Airport at Shute Harbour / Airlie Beach.

A unique Ultralight in the form of Pipistrel Virus 912 iS 24-8169 was first to touch down.

Along with Southport-based Piper PA-28-161 VH-BYA.

Another unique aircraft in the form of Amateur-built Bearhawk VH-MCZ arrived next.

Followed by another Southport-based aircraft - Cessna 172M VH-FYN.

And one final Cessna 172N VH-JFR.

All five aircraft took on fuel at Gladstone and departed in quick succession heading North to Emu Park Airfield near Yeppoon. The next day they all flew on to the Whitsunday Airport (some via Mackay Airport).

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